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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Mount Bromo



Mount Bromo (Indonesian: Gunung Bromo), is an active volcano and part of the Tengger massif, inEast Java, Indonesia. At 2,329 metres (7,641 ft) it is not the highest peak of the massif, but is the most well known. The massif area is one of the most visited tourist attractions in East Java,Indonesia. The volcano belongs to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The name of Bromoderived from Javanese pronunciation of Brahma, the Hindu creator god.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Rinjani Mount

Mount Rinjani or Gunung Rinjani is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok. Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian:Nusa Tenggara Barat, NTB). It rises to 3,726 metres (12,224 ft), making it the second highest volcano in Indonesia.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Rarest Mamals in The World from Indonesia



1.Attenborough’s Long-beaked Echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi)
Order: Monotremata
Family: Tachyglossidae

Distribution
Papua (Indonesian)
Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna is the smallest and probably most threatened of the three long-beaked echidna species. It is known from a single specimen collected by a Dutch botanist during an expedition to the Cyclops Mountains in 1961. Despite more recent attempts to search for the species it has remained elusive and was believed extinct by the research community until EDGE team members visited the mountains in 2007. Although no individuals were sighted, echidna signs were found and interviews with local community members revealed that the distinctive animals were still present in the mountains. Considered a delicacy and featuring strongly in local traditions, the echidnas are considered to be extremely rare even by hunters who regularly go into the forest of the lower peaks.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Excotic White Crater/Mouth of Patoha Mountain

White Crater/Mouth of Patoha Mountain


"The White Crater is a very exotic crater. The crater that formed by volcanic eruptions have Patuha crater walls and white-colored water."

Legend of Prambanan Temple(Legend of Roro Jonggrang)

Legend of Loro Jonggrang/ Roro Jonggrang /Lara Jonggrang is a Javanese famous legend (folktales) from Central Java telling the story of love and betrayal, the knight and the cursed princess. It also explains the mythical origin of Ratu Boko palace, Sewu temple, and the Durga statue in Prambanan temple compound.


"The legend tells the story about two ancient and neighbouring kingdoms in Java, Pengging and Boko.

Raja Ampat Archipelago (Kepulauan Raja Ampat) Embrace A Phenomenal Coral Wilderness.




Raja Ampat Archipelago(pic. by Jeniffer Hayes-National Geograpic)
This archipelago is groups of island located in the western part of the Kepala Burung(Vogelkoop) Guinea. Administratively, this archipelago is under the Raja Ampat District(kabupaten), West Papua Province. The islands are now the destination of the divers who are interested in the beauty of the underwater scenery. The archipelago composed by four groups island. Four groups island are named by the four largest islands, namely Waigeo Island, Misool Island, Salawati Island, and Island Batanta.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Komodo Dragon: Amazing Creature in World from Indonesia

Komodo (pic by Theo Alloys)

"In Indonesia there is a type of lizard that can reach sizes that you may have thought only existed in fairy tales."

These unique reptiles have been able to develop in an area where there is little for large animals to live on. They were there long before humans but like many organisms around the world they are subject to the growing human populations. These monitor lizards are known as Komodo dragons.